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Tuesday Talk...

Okay, this topic for this week's Tuesday Talk might get a little heated & such but I just want to start off by saying that this is my opinion on the subject. If you don't agree, that's fine but please do not attack me & my beliefs as I will not do the same to you. Thank you.

With that said, my husband is on the mailing list for a local Lutheran school as Trouble had gone there for about two seconds (don't get me started on that!). Well, this morning he gets an email & a new part of their application is this:

"Statement on Marriage, Gender, and Sexuality

___ ___ ___ We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as

male or female. These two distinct, complementary genders together reflect the image

and nature of God. (Gen 1:26-27.) Rejection of one’s biological sex is a rejection of the

image of God within that person.

___ ___ ___ God gave marriage as a picture of the relationship between Christ and

His bride the church (Eph. 5:32). We believe that the term “marriage” has only one

meaning: the uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as

behavior or attitudes directed toward any individual are to be repudiated and are not

in accord with Scripture nor the doctrines of **** Lutheran High School.

I have reviewed the statements above as indicated by my initials before each of them,

and agree to be governed by all the provisions herein."

I could not believe it! I still cannot! Even if Trouble wanted to attend school there, she could not if she was "sexually confused". I believe that if you want to praise the Lord & all that jazz, this should not matter. You should be able to go & praise & speak the word of God & spread the LOVE of God, not be banished from His home because your idea of love is not what others think it should be. Blah!

One father wrote an eighteen page letter about this part of the application all with supporting Bible verses to his side. I didn't get a chance to read the whole thing but the part that really stuck out was this: "Leaders, Nations, & Religions throughout history
have also used the bible to do unimaginable & despicable things to people
in the name of their beliefs! From hangings, burning people at the stake,
slavery, & HANGING PEOPLE ON A CROSS! Have we not learned anything from
this?!"

Again, please don't attack me. At the end of the day, all I really care about is that people are just good. I believe that love is love & if you love someone, that should be celebrated. There is just not enough love in the world...

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I'm not going to attack you, Mandie. Not at all. I could write an entire blog post myself on this subject. I have personal experiences within my family back home relating to this very topic. For the most part, my entire family was raised in a Christian church and have Christian faith. Also, I have an aunt and a cousin that are homosexual. The heartache, shame, and guilt that my aunt and now cousin have battled breaks my heart. They have been made to feel less worthy of love. Less worthy of acceptance. My aunt and I had a long talk one time, and she said she still has faith, believes in God and that Jesus was his son. She believes that she was created the way that she is. But, other family members have vehemently denied this. Have again made her feel less worthy. This is just two family members of my own. Think of how many families have the same experiences. Think of how many people out there feel less worthy. It hurts my soul to think that.

Exactly - they feel less worth of love & I cannot stand that! I just wish that more people believed as we believe, I think the world would be less hateful & cruel. I'm such a hippie & believe that there should be nothing but peace & love...man. :)

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